Waterfall for Vilma

[Fabs Forns]

We went to Fairchild Gardens today with the Miami-Dade macro class, it was brutally hot, and after messing a bit with the lilies and grasshoppers, we took sometime with the waterfalls. I want to dedicate this one to Vilma Rodriguez, whose passion for photography is paying off with great work and who really worked the waterfalls today.
Next time we have to take a tripod to ensure sharpness at the slow shutter speed. I was using a monopod, obviously not enough, but you know what, I'm almost sure when I take the sharp one, I may not like as well as I like this one :)

Model: Canon EOS 7D
Lens (mm): 180
ISO: 100
Aperture: 16
Shutter: 1/2
Slight crop for composition and a few small imperfections done with.

[David Thomasson]

Ooooooh, very nice. How did you get the little spiky sharpening effects?

[Fabs Forns]

Ooooooh, very nice. How did you get the little spiky sharpening effects?

I guess they are water splashes :confused: I had to blur them a bit after the smart sharpen.
Thanks David :)

[Oscar Zangroniz]

Great composition and effects .

[Lance Peters]

Hi Fabs - might glad you didn't have a tripod - this is perfect!! I like the softness/blur really adds to the image - IMHO.
A wall hanger!

[Vilma Rodriguez]

Thank you, Fabs, for dedicating this beautiful image to me. I really appreciate your support, and I am proud to be your student!!

[Harshad Barve]

Razor sharp image may not have great effect :) , excellent compo and great effect here
TFS

[Meesh Fink]

That is just beautiful, Fabs!

[Alfred Forns]

Love it Fabs .... and even more since it was in the shade :)

Lance we are going back with the tripod rather than monopod and were thinking the same thing. Will compare and see what we like best. Lots of compositions in that area, we have three different ones to shoot ... and all in the shade :)

[Dave Mills]

Hi Fabs, nice impressionistic view of the falls...

[Dave Leroy]

Really a great feel to the photo.

The lighting, bg, flow of the water seem to be so well planned out as a painter might do it.

[Lorant Voros]

It came out really nice. Very artistic image with the blur. First I thought you were trying the new CS5 painting options :-). Well done.
Lorant